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Glad you stopped by. My name is Kate, and I’ve been using Kettlebells since 2009.

Yes, that’s me… on my latest wine tasting vacation! My weakness is Cabernet and a good steak on the grill… medium rare. Yes, I have vices… but I also have kettlebells!

I live in Seattle, I’m a foodie and wine lover… and I have an excellent Kettlebell trainer. (He’s a local fireman, exercise physiologist, amazing chiropractor and kettlebell trainer extraordinaire!) I stay in pretty good shape by training for various races (5K’s, 10K’s, triathlons, a half marathon or two, The Big Climb up the Columbia Tower every year, and even the Tough Mudder in 2012.) On a weekly basis I practice yoga, go to CrossFit, and run. In the summers I bike, swim and kayak. My vacations are usually to ski or scuba and I consider myself an extreme sports enthusiast who will try just about anything once. (Hey, I’m still here to write about it, so I consider myself pretty lucky!)

But why am I writing this blog? Well, back in the Spring of 2010 it was time to get serious about my fitness level. I was in good shape, but not fabulous shape…you know what I mean? I wanted better than that. Some would say “what do you expect, you’re over 40 and you’ve had 2 kids!?” Well, I am not one to sit back and accept flab.

So one day I got the idea to do a 30-day Kettlebell challenge. I have been so impressed with the results from doing Kettlebells once or twice a week, that I figured why not try it every day for a month and see what happens? And so began my 30-day challenge for the entire month of April 2010.

It was at that point I knew I had to go “public” with it, so I started this blog to keep me honest. I figured even if I had just one or two readers, they would know if I slacked off and that was enough motivation for me to keep going everyday.

Since then, I have become a kettlebell fanatic! The results are unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. My muscles are more solid now than ever. (and I’ve been weight training since about 1983… so that’s 30 years… and let me tell you, I’m in better shape now than I’ve ever been!)

Update: It is now January 2014 and I’m looking for some new fitness challenges! This year, I’m considering doing the Escape from Alcatraz swim in San Francisco, so I’ll have to start training for that soon in the chilly waters of Lake Washington. I recently took a Clubbell Yoga training/workshop, which was new and different, and quite challenging… so I hope to see a few of those classes popping up around town soon. Finally, I want to renew my commitment to Kettlebells. My new goal? Supplement all my other training with at least 5-10 minutes of kettlebells daily. Let’s see how I do…

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Hi Kate , very interesting post , I have been playing with the Idea of Kettlebells but as I practice Olympic style pistol Shooting , which involves standing very still I need to develop
slow twitch muscles , also I need to get fit again and Kettlebells seem like a good way to do just that

Hi Kate
intersting comments, like u I swing the bells and do alsorts of functional variations usingthe body plank, which i suspect would be right up your street. I also have incorparated pilates movements into my routine, some of which can be very challenging as they are core specific. The reason why i think it works is because to get the benefits of exercise whoever you are you need to vary the type of exercise and focus on the way you apply it. As it happens i think kettlebells although diametrically opposed compliment each other very well, Ive been a KB instructor for a few years now & have seen that a KB session combined wth specific core based pilates moves is challenging enough to test anyone